Prospective
Fees: registration and administrationN.I.
14—(1) The Department may by regulations make provision as to—
(a)payment to it by reservoir managers of controlled reservoirs of fees to cover costs reasonably incurred by it in relation to registration,
(b)payment to it of other reasonable annual or recurring fees in relation to the performance by it of its functions as respects the controlled reservoirs register and registration of controlled reservoirs in the register,
(c)the amount of such fees.
(2) In making regulations under subsection (1) the Department must have regard to the reasonable cost of the exercise of the functions in respect of which the fees are to be charged.
(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may include such other matters as the Department considers appropriate, including in particular provision specifying—
(a)the maximum amount of any fee,
(b)the circumstances in which any fee is payable,
(c)different fees to be imposed in respect of different reservoirs or in other different cases or categories of case,
(d)how fees may be collected and recovered.